KANDAHAR TREASURE

Kandahar Treasure transforms lives by empowering Afghan women artisans in the Kandahar area to lift themselves and their families out of poverty through ethical, artisan-based employment thereby changing the way they see the world and their place in it. KT is an innovative model of social entrepreneurship with a mission to create economic stability for a region ravaged with war and violence... Through the sale of beautiful hand embroidered pieces, KT supports a holistic approach to sustainable poverty alleviation through artisan-based employment that empowers Afghan women. Women, earning fair labor wages, embroider weave pieces of art. KT strives to also drive transformational change by providing financial advising to help the women manage their household budgets for the first time.

Primary location: Kandahar Afghanistan